(260331) -- BEIJING, March 31, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attends a reception celebrating the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held by the embassy of the DPRK in China, in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)